73rd Reading (Park) Scouts

Scouting is a worldwide youth movement with more than 28 million young people and adults in 216 countries and territories, involved in fun and adventure, working together and helping others. The primary aim is supporting young people in their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual development, so that they can play full and active roles in their local, national and international communities.

Scouting began at Park in 1932, 25 years after Robert Baden-Powell, a Lieutenant General in the British Army, held the first Scout Camp at Brownsea Island in England.

Leadership

The Scout Group is led by a leadership team who each have a wealth of experience of working with young people to deliver fun and exciting activities whether within an evening meeting, a community visit, or away on a camp or expedition.

Leadership within Scouting can be very rewarding and enjoyable, and every volunteer has a large support network available to them including initial and ongoing training, as well as informal mentoring and support from other adults within the group. If you are interested in finding out more or getting involved, click here to email the Group Scout Leader

Group Executive

The Scout Group Executive Committee is a collection of leaders, parents and supporters whose job it is to support the activities of the scout group. As trustees of the group, the executive committee oversees matters relating to finance and equipment, as well as offering the leadership team other forms of support as required.

Membership of the executive committee is open for anyone to stand for election at the Annual General Meeting, usually held in July each year. If you are interested in finding out more or getting involved, click here to email the Group Scout Leader.

Group Policies

Our Scout Group maintains a set of key policies and procedures, that compliment the main Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) of Scouting, to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone involved with the group during any activity.

Our group policies can be download from our Policies page by clicking here.

Safeguarding

All adult leaders at 73rd Reading take a mandatory safeguarding training module which is provided by the Scout Association and they are responsible for putting Safeguarding Policy into practice at all times.

Further details of the Scout Association's safeguarding policy can be found by clicking here